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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Susan Simola
Format:Paperback
I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this book. For the first 300 pages, it was absolutely tedious to get through. I wouldn't waste my time on this book at all. If you're interested in historical fiction (but don't necessarily care about accuracy), check out Philippa Gregory. If you want more accurate historical fiction, then check out Alison Weir.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By moonmaneve
Format:Paperback
I thought this book was wonderful, it really follows on from the 1st book in the Thornleigh series. Powerful, exciting and a real page turner.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Get it at the library, if at all
July 23 2011
By Amanda
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Mass Market Paperback
After being only lukewarm toward the previous novel in the series, The Queen's Lady, it's a surprise that I even bothered to pick up this book in the first place. Basically, I just saw it on the clearance rack at Half Price Books during their 20 percent off everything sale and figured why not? I could do with a cheap historical fiction novel about the Tudor era. After being constantly pestered by Amazon about the upcoming novel in the series, I thought it was time to decide once and for all if this was a series that I was interested in.
The King's Daughter follows the adventures of Honor Thornleigh's daughter, Isabel during the reign of Mary Tudor. As Mary prepares to marry the incredibly devout Prince Philip of Spain, Isabel prepares to marry herself, but unwittingly finds herself caught up in a scheme to dethrone the Catholic Mary and replace her with the Protestant Elizabeth. The stakes raise even higher when Mary puts Isabel's father in prison, and her only hope lies in a mysterious and roguish Spaniard.
I guess I'm not entirely sure what to expect in the next volume of the Thornleigh series. Maybe something more engaging and unexpected, but that's not what I got here. It was really just more of the same from The Queen's Lady, only surrounding a different protagonist and a different monarch. I still had issues here with Kyle's somewhat weak writing, flat characters and an overall not-that-great story. I was at least able to finish it, but I wouldn't recommend this book, or its predecessor, as anything more than a library read.
The King's Daughter follows the adventures of Honor Thornleigh's daughter, Isabel during the reign of Mary Tudor. As Mary prepares to marry the incredibly devout Prince Philip of Spain, Isabel prepares to marry herself, but unwittingly finds herself caught up in a scheme to dethrone the Catholic Mary and replace her with the Protestant Elizabeth. The stakes raise even higher when Mary puts Isabel's father in prison, and her only hope lies in a mysterious and roguish Spaniard.
I guess I'm not entirely sure what to expect in the next volume of the Thornleigh series. Maybe something more engaging and unexpected, but that's not what I got here. It was really just more of the same from The Queen's Lady, only surrounding a different protagonist and a different monarch. I still had issues here with Kyle's somewhat weak writing, flat characters and an overall not-that-great story. I was at least able to finish it, but I wouldn't recommend this book, or its predecessor, as anything more than a library read.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
terrific mid sixteenth century historical
Mar 8 2009
By Harriet Klausner
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Paperback
After being in exile due to her religious beliefs, Queen Mary sits on the English throne. Her strategic objective is cleanse England of her late father's heresy; returning the country back to true Christianity and away from the abomination of Protestantism. Thus her first major act as queen is to marry Catholic true believer Prince Philip of Spain to forge a real Christian alliance.
As Mary leads a religious cleansing leading to her reputation as Bloody Mary, others plan her overthrow. For instance rebel Isabel Thornleigh wants to save the life of her father merchant Thomas rotting in a prison for allegedly being a Protestant. To do so she ignores her father's plea for her and her mom to travel to Antwerp for religious freedom, ends her betrothal, and begins seeking a means of removing Mary from the throne before she marries Philip; and replace her with her half sister protestant Princess Elizabeth. She quickly realizes she is a dreamer with no hope of success until she meets Spanish mercenary Carlos Valverde. Their efforts and others lead to the failed 1554 Wyatt rebellion.
The follow up to THE QUEEN'S LADY is a terrific mid sixteenth century historical that brings to life the religious cleansing under the reign of Bloody Mary as well as the counter insurgency. The story line is fast-paced and filled with action using real events to focus the plot on; while also containing a strong lead female character caught up in the power struggle of the post King Henry era. The romance between Carlos and Isabel rightfully takes a back seat to the tumultuous times that sweep up seemingly everyone culminating in the failed Wyatt revolt.
Harriet Klausner
As Mary leads a religious cleansing leading to her reputation as Bloody Mary, others plan her overthrow. For instance rebel Isabel Thornleigh wants to save the life of her father merchant Thomas rotting in a prison for allegedly being a Protestant. To do so she ignores her father's plea for her and her mom to travel to Antwerp for religious freedom, ends her betrothal, and begins seeking a means of removing Mary from the throne before she marries Philip; and replace her with her half sister protestant Princess Elizabeth. She quickly realizes she is a dreamer with no hope of success until she meets Spanish mercenary Carlos Valverde. Their efforts and others lead to the failed 1554 Wyatt rebellion.
The follow up to THE QUEEN'S LADY is a terrific mid sixteenth century historical that brings to life the religious cleansing under the reign of Bloody Mary as well as the counter insurgency. The story line is fast-paced and filled with action using real events to focus the plot on; while also containing a strong lead female character caught up in the power struggle of the post King Henry era. The romance between Carlos and Isabel rightfully takes a back seat to the tumultuous times that sweep up seemingly everyone culminating in the failed Wyatt revolt.
Harriet Klausner
5.0 out of 5 stars
For those who love historical novels.
Mar 24 2013
By Patricia M. Abbott
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
It provides another perspective on this time period in British history and the characters involved. I truly enjoyed this one.
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